Sr. Planning & Relationship Management Analyst, Intl. Engagement & Strategy - IF - R025006

Primary Location : DC-Washington

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Employee Status : Limited Term

Overtime Status : Exempt

Job Type : Temporary Work

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Relocation Provided: : Yes

Compensation Grade Low: : FR PAY GRADE 27

Compensation Grade High: : FR PAY GRADE 27

Minimum Salary: : $139,100

Maximum Salary: : $205,000

Posting Date : Jan 8, 2025

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience

6

Summary

The senior planning and relationship management II analyst reports to the International Engagement & Strategy (IES) section chief. The senior planning and relationship management analysts II (Sr PRMA II) engages with, and provides support for, Board of Governor participation in the G20 and G7 meetings, and in other international engagements. The Sr PRMA II works closely with other U.S. government agencies, particularly the U.S. Treasury, and participates in efforts to promote the Board’s visibility and engagement, in recognition of its economic and financial expertise. With limited guidance, the Sr PRMA II provides logistical support for Board Member engagement in international forums and organizations and manages domestic and international institutional relationships. This includes logistical support such as leading the development of communication and engagement plans, coordinating bilateral meetings, planning, organizing attendance and hosting events and visitors, managing readouts and correspondence, and protecting the reputation of the Board by evaluating the background of foreign contacts.

Duties and Responsibilities

• With limited guidance, provides logistical and strategic support for international bilateral and multilateral engagement, coordinating with colleagues at the Board, in the U.S. government and internationally.
• Maintains and deepens institutional relationships domestically and internationally, including support for continuity of dialogue across engagements.
• Contributes and may lead the planning and hosting international meetings and visits with foreign officials.
• Contributes and may lead the coordination of public communique negotiations.
• Helps set the relationship management and engagement strategy for the section.
• Guides the resolution of problems that may arise during the event such as adjustments to meeting room location, setup, climate control, catering, technology/AV as well as last minute changes in attendance and other requests.
• With limited guidance, manages correspondence and queries from a range of international counterparts.
• Reviews and provides input meeting materials and agendas prior to dissemination.
• Protects the reputation of the Board, working, in conjunction with other Board staff, to execute enterprise due diligence procedures for evaluating the authenticity and appropriateness of international interactions, including conducting research on the background of contacts
• Contributes to the division’s strategic priorities through supporting international engagement and analysis.

Overview
The United States will assume the G20 presidency in 2026 and the G7 presidency in 2027.  The G7 and the G20 Finance Tracks are among the primary international forums to bring central bank and treasury officials together across the world’s largest economies to discuss pressing economic challenges, address financial stability crises and risks, and coordinate on cross-cutting and persistent policy issues.  The Board, jointly with the U.S. Treasury, will have responsibility for the Finance Track, which focuses on a variety of economic and financial topics relevant to central banks, such as global economic performance, monetary policy, payments issues, financial market functioning, financial sector issues, and financial inclusion and sustainability.
Section Description
The International Engagement and Strategy (IES) section is dedicated to bolstering the Board’s visibility, engagement, and recognition of its economic and financial expertise in global topics. This includes developing and strengthening contacts and managing relationships with staff at other central banks, foreign finance ministries, and other official sector contacts and serving on and supporting various working groups of these international organizations.  The section develops and executes the strategy for the Board’s international engagement and conducts research and analysis related to emerging and recurring international issues, helping to shape the Board’s point of view.  The section conducts outreach and prepares analysis and materials in support of Board participation in international forums and organizations, including the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Group of 20 (G20), Group of 7 (G7), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), other similar forums (i.e., CEMLA, Bellagio), and with other central banks and government entities.
Position Summary
The logistics and relationship management Senior LRM Analyst will engage with, and provide support for, Board of Governor participation in the G20 and G7 meetings, and in other international engagements. The LRM Analyst will work closely with other U.S. government agencies, particularly the U.S. Treasury, and will participate in efforts to promote the Board’s visibility, engagement, and influence, in recognition of its economic and financial expertise. The LRM Analyst will lead and provide logistical support for Board Member engagement in international forums and organizations and will manage domestic and international institutional relationships. This will include setting agendas, coordinating bilateral meetings, hosting events and visitors, managing readouts and correspondence, and protecting the reputation of the Board by evaluating the background of foreign contacts.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Senior Logistics and Relationship Management Analyst in IES works independently, as well as with other staff members, and:

• Leads and partakes in logistical and strategic support for international bilateral and multilateral engagement, coordinating with colleagues at the Board, in the U.S. government and internationally.
• Maintains and deepens institutional relationships domestically and internationally, including support for continuity of dialogue across engagements.
• Builds and maintains contact management databases and repositories for meeting materials.
• Leads and partakes in planning and hosting of international meetings and visits with foreign officials.
• Contributes to the coordination of public communique negotiations.
• Manages correspondence and queries from a range of international counterparts.
• Protects the reputation of the Board, working, in conjunction with other Board staff, to execute enterprise due diligence procedures for evaluating the authenticity and appropriateness of international interactions, including conducting research on the background of contacts
• Independently anticipates issues and problem solves, and assists in planning and organizing the section’s work.
• Contributes to the division’s strategic priorities through supporting international engagement and analysis and research.
• With limited guidance, supports coverage and analysis of topical economic and financial policy issues. 

Requirements/Qualifications
FR-27 requires a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business administration, international policy/affairs, or related discipline, plus at least 6 years of relevant work experience (for example, Federal Reserve System or other policy institutions), or master’s in economics, finance, business administration, international policy/affairs, or related field, plus at least 4 years of relevant work experience (excluding years spent in post-graduate study).
A strong sense of collegiality and teamwork is essential, as is a commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. Prior experience with executing logistics to support high-level meetings.  Coordination and outreach related to international meetings, international organizations, and central banks and other official sector institutions is strongly desired. 
·         Collaboration: demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence individuals with differing priorities and interests.
·         Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills. Formal writing experience preferred.
·         Decision Quality:  Makes timely, thoughtful decisions. Exercises excellent judgment, carefully gathers information, seeks diverse opinions, and challenges own biases, listens attentively and critically, exhibits clear thinking.
·         Organizational Skills:  Set priorities and achievable goals, develops systems to manage competing demands, manages time well, attention to detail, communicates expectations clearly.
·         Relationship Building: Has good diplomatic skills and guilds collaborative relationships that establish trust and confidence with others across all levels internal and external to the organization.    
·         Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage and lead large and complex processes and projects.   
·         Problem Solving: Works with limited guidance and high degree of professional independence, technical authority, initiative, reliability, and maturity of judgment.
·         Analysis: Analyzes a wide variety of complex issues and finds solutions for problems; demonstrates expertise in technical knowledge and analytical ability to interpret and solve technically complex problems.
·         Teamwork: Ability to work well in group settings and to represent the Board interests at various working groups and committees of international organizations.
·         Team Lead: Coordinates or leads the work of staff in own and other divisions for projects, may advise and train staff in own and other divisions regarding their roles in these projects.  May oversee assignments and workflow of lower graded staff.
Important: This is a two-year term (benefits-eligible) position with a possibility for extension to a third year. The position, located in Washington, D.C., offers a hybrid work environment with opportunities to both telework and work onsite. Travel frequency up to 25%, depending on business needs. U.S. Citizenship is required.
Please attach a CV before submitting application. A writing sample may be requested.